Andriake

Andriake

Andriake

Ancient city in southwest Asia Minor

Andriake or Andriaca (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδριάκη) was an ancient city and the port of the ancient town of Myra in Lycia. It is in the modern Demre district of Antalya Province, in south-western Turkey.

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Andriake Plan
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The site[1] has a museum.

History

Andriake is mentioned by Ptolemy; and Pliny has Andriaca civitas, Myra (v. 27).

Appian (B.C. iv. 82) says that in 42 BC Lentulus was sent by Brutus to collect money and broke through the chain which defended the entrance to the port, and went up the river to Myra.

Beaufort (Karamania, p. 26) gives the name Andráki to the river of Myra.

Andriake is clearly the port on the small river on which Myra stood, 20 stadia higher up. (Strab. p. 666.) It must have been at Andriake, as Cramer observes, that St. Paul and his companion prisoners were put on board the Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy. (Acts, xxvii. 5, 6.)

Site

On the north side of the entrance are the remains of large Roman horrea with an inscription which states that they were Hadrian's: the date is Hadrian's third consulate, 119 AD.

  • Andriake Church
  • Andriake Church
  • Andriake Eastern Bath
  • Andriake Harbour agora
  • Andriake Harbour agora cistern
  • Andriake Harbour area Reconstructed ship
  • Andriake Harbour area Reconstructed ship
  • Andriake Harbour area Reconstructed ship
  • Andriake Harbour area Conferment monument
  • Andriake Plan with text
  • Andriake Museum Votive stele 12 gods
  • Andriake Museum General view
  • Andriake Museum General view
  • Andriake Museum Votive stele Kakasbos

References

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    Andriake opens partially to visits
  • Media related to Andriake at Wikimedia Commons

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Andriaca". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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